A neighbor of mine went from the most brilliant and kindest person I've ever met, to not recognizing his own wife at home in a short time span of few months.
The fact that he would not recognize me after talking together every week for a decade felt slightly odd.
But what broke the camel's straw was after one morning he assaulted his own wife coming back with groceries thinking she was an intruder.
Living 50 years together and not remembering her at all was awful.
Broke her and his heart too when he had to be taken to a proper elderly care facility as he was too dangerous (70+ but still very fit and strong) to his own family. Obviously, luck wanted that he was lucid when they were taking him out the house. He was aware of what was happening and why for few minutes. But when it came to say goodbye it felt like Shutter Island finale, you couldn't say whether he was now faking a few moments later or if he was doing it because aware of his condition and danger.
The fact that he would not recognize me after talking together every week for a decade felt slightly odd.
But what broke the camel's straw was after one morning he assaulted his own wife coming back with groceries thinking she was an intruder.
Living 50 years together and not remembering her at all was awful.
Broke her and his heart too when he had to be taken to a proper elderly care facility as he was too dangerous (70+ but still very fit and strong) to his own family. Obviously, luck wanted that he was lucid when they were taking him out the house. He was aware of what was happening and why for few minutes. But when it came to say goodbye it felt like Shutter Island finale, you couldn't say whether he was now faking a few moments later or if he was doing it because aware of his condition and danger.